EORI Number in Romania for Companies Run from Abroad
We prepare your company's EORI application and have it signed. Then we send it to customs and check the number.
- Issued by the Romanian Customs Authority, not ANAF
- RO plus the CUI for a company seated in Romania
- Customs give you the number free of charge
- Customs send the number by e-mail
How we handle your EORI application
We prepare EORI applications for companies run from abroad. These are a Romanian SRL or subsidiary with foreign owners, a branch of a foreign company, or a non-EU company with no Romanian entity. From our Bucharest office we check the route and prepare the application from the company's registered data. We have it signed, send it to the competent customs authority and check the number.
The Romanian Customs Authority (Autoritatea Vamală Română, AVR) registers and assigns EORI numbers in Romania. ANAF does not issue them. It gives out the CUI and the VAT code, which is a separate step that our VAT registration service handles. We lodge no customs declarations, give no customs-duty advice and keep no books.
What's included
We do administrative work only. The section "Who does what" sets out the limits.
Route check
We confirm the route first. A company seated in Romania registers in Romania. A non-EU company registers where it first lodges a declaration.
Application prepared in EORI-RO
We fill in the EORI-RO application from the company's registered data. We use the legal name exactly as in the business register.
Documents and signature
We collect the documents the route needs. We hand the printed form to the signer, who signs it as the applicant.
Sent and followed up
We send the signed application to the competent customs authority. For a company seated in Romania, that is the regional customs directorate of its seat. We follow it up until customs give you the number.
Number checked
When customs give you the number, we check it on the European Commission's validation service. We then explain its format to you and your accountant.
VAT step and customs broker kept in step
We keep the EORI application in step with the separate VAT registration at ANAF. We do the same with the customs broker who will lodge your declarations.
Invalidation request
If the company stops customs activity or is liquidated, we prepare the request to invalidate the number.
Who needs an EORI number
The European Commission calls an EORI number mandatory for clearing any customs operation in the EU, such as import, export and transit. Who registers, and where, depends on where the company is established.
A company seated in Romania
An SRL, subsidiary or branch with its seat or a permanent business establishment in Romania counts as established in the EU (Union Customs Code, art. 5(31)(b)). It registers where it is established (art. 9(1)). The same holds for an existing Romanian SRL ready to trade.
A non-EU company with no Romanian entity
It registers only before a listed activity, such as a customs declaration or an entry or exit summary declaration. It registers where it first lodges a declaration or applies for a decision (art. 9(2) Union Customs Code). It needs no Romanian company.
A non-EU company with several EU establishments
It may register in any EU country where it has an establishment. It still holds one valid EORI number.
An occasional declarant
A person who is not an economic operator and lodges customs declarations only occasionally need not register. This applies where customs consider it justified (art. 6(2) Delegated Regulation 2015/2446).
How the process works
This is the route for a company seated in Romania. A non-EU company has no CUI, so it starts at step 3.
Register the company and receive the CUI · CLIENT, US, ANAF
ANAF assigns the CUI from the data that ONRC sends after registration (art. 125-126 Law 265/2022, 2022 text). The EORI is built on the CUI. See what the CUI, CIF and NIF are in Romania.
Keep the VAT code apart · ANAF
The VAT code is a separate ANAF decision. We never promise it. EU law records a VAT number in the EORI data only where one has been assigned (Annex 12-01, Delegated Regulation 2015/2446).
Prepare the application in EORI-RO · US, CLIENT
We fill in the application in EORI-RO from the registered data. You confirm every field before we print it.
Sign and send · CLIENT, US
The applicant signs the printed form. We send it to the regional customs directorate of the area where the company has its seat.
Customs check and assign · CUSTOMS
Customs check the application against data from other institutions. Then they issue the number and send it by e-mail. The customs page states no processing time, so we promise none.
Check the number · US
We enter the number on the Commission's EORI validation service. Anyone can run the same check.
Use it · CLIENT
The number goes on declarations and on applications for customs decisions. The company or its customs representative, such as a customs broker, lodges them. We lodge none.
Invalidate it when the activity ends · CLIENT, LIQUIDATOR, US
Customs invalidate the number on request, or once they learn the activity has stopped. They then keep the data for 10 years. When you dissolve a Romanian SRL, we prepare the request. An authorised liquidator carries out the liquidation.
The EORI route for a company seated in Romania, by actor
Client
RomaniaRegist
ANAF
Romanian Customs Authority
Commission validation service
Authorised liquidator
EORI = RO + CUI for a company seated in Romania. Law 265/2022, 2022 text.
Want your company's data checked before the application is filed?
Send us the company's registered details. We confirm the route and the documents before anything goes to customs.
Documents you will need
- The company's legal name and seat, exactly as in the trade register.
- The CUI assigned by ANAF.
- The VAT code, if the company has one.
- An e-mail address that will receive the number.
- A signer for the printed form.
- Non-EU company: the registration document issued in its own country.
- Non-EU company: any EU VAT registration certificates.
- Non-EU company: if its current seat differs from the address in those documents, a document that shows it. The trade register or chamber of commerce issues it. Add a legalised translation.
- If a customs representative applies: the document that gives the power of representation, and the representation contract. Also the represented person's declaration on whether they agree that the Commission publishes the EORI number and personal data.
- If we send it for you: a power of attorney prepared by a partner Romanian lawyer.
- Identity and beneficial-owner documents for our own checks (Law 129/2019).
What the rules set for a Romanian EORI number
The table sets the EU rule beside the Romanian detail. It gives the date of each text.
| Requirement | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Issuing authority | The Romanian Customs Authority (AVR); the company applies to the regional customs directorate of the area of its seat, through the EORI-RO application | customs.ro, EORI page |
| National rules | The technical norms on registration for customs purposes, approved by Order of the AVR President no. 1760 of 8 August 2023 | customs.ro, regulations page |
| Number of a company seated in Romania | RO plus the CUI | customs.ro, EORI page |
| Number of a company seated in a third country | RO plus the ISO alpha-2 code of that country plus the identification number its own authority gave | customs.ro, EORI page |
| EU format | A two-letter country code followed by an identifier of up to 15 alphanumeric characters | European Commission, EORI page |
| Fee | None: the number is assigned free of charge and customs ask for no fee or charge | customs.ro, EORI page; customs communiqué of 2 August 2021 |
| Numbers per person | One; a person holds one valid number at any time | art. 7(2) Implementing Regulation 2015/2447, original 2015 text; European Commission, EORI page |
| Validity | No expiry date | European Commission, EORI page |
| Notification | By e-mail, to the address given in the application; the customs page states no processing time | customs.ro, EORI page |
| Invalidation | At the holder's request, or when customs learn the activities have stopped; the date is recorded and notified; the data are then kept for 10 years | customs.ro; art. 7(1), 7(2) Delegated Regulation 2015/2446, original 2015 text; European Commission, EORI page |
Three numbers, three registrations
A company seated in Romania
EORI = RO + CUI; the VAT code also starts with RO, but it is a separate ANAF registration
Trade Register (ONRC)
Registers the company
ANAF
Assigns the CUI and, in a separate registration, the VAT code
Romanian Customs Authority
Assigns the EORI
Commission validation service
Checks the EORI
Who does what
We file the application and do not represent the company. Each task sits with the person the law names for it.
| Task | Who does it | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Preparing the application in EORI-RO, collecting the documents, sending the signed application, checking the number | RomaniaRegist; the applicant signs the printed application | customs.ro, EORI page; Commission validation service |
| Assigning the EORI number | The Romanian Customs Authority; neither you nor RomaniaRegist controls the date | customs.ro, EORI page |
| Lodging customs declarations | The company itself, or a customs representative (as a rule established in the EU), for example a customs broker; not RomaniaRegist | art. 18(1), 18(2), 170(2), 170(3) Union Customs Code |
| A power of attorney or any other bespoke act | A partner Romanian lawyer | Law 51/1995 art. 3(1)(c), 3(2) |
| Customs-duty advice, the choice of a customs procedure, answering customs | Not RomaniaRegist: an adviser of your choice, for example a customs representative or a lawyer | the scope of this service |
| Answering ANAF, appeals against tax decisions | A CCF tax consultant, a lawyer or your accountant | OG 71/2001 art. 3(1)(a), (e), (f) |
| Bookkeeping, payroll and tax returns for clients under an accounting services contract | CECCAR members (a company may keep its own books with its own employees); tax returns are also tax-consultancy work, CCF consultants | OG 65/1994 art. 6, 21(1), 43(1); Law 82/1991 art. 10(2)-(3); OG 71/2001 art. 3(1)(b) |
| The CUI and the VAT code | ANAF; the VAT application is a separate filing and ANAF's decision, never promised | art. 125-126 Law 265/2022, 2022 text; Fiscal Code |
Problems we solve
Founders ask five questions before the first shipment.
Is it ANAF or customs?
Customs issues the EORI number. The Fiscal Code names the Romanian Customs Authority separately from ANAF (art. 450(1)). ANAF assigns the CUI and the VAT code. We send each application to its own authority.
How many days will it take?
The customs page gives no processing time. It says customs send the number by e-mail. We promise no date and quote no other provider's.
Is my EORI my VAT number?
No. A Romanian company's EORI is RO plus the CUI. The VAT code also starts with RO, but it is a separate ANAF registration. We prepare each application and keep both numbers on file.
Do I need a Romanian company to import?
No, not for customs. A non-EU operator registers where it first lodges a declaration. For VAT, a non-EU person who must register in Romania does so through a fiscal representative (art. 316(7) Fiscal Code).
Do I still need a customs broker?
Yes, unless the company lodges its own declarations. The declarant, like any customs representative, must as a rule be established in the EU (art. 170(2), 18(2) Union Customs Code). We are neither, and we lodge nothing.
Does one of these points turn on your company's own facts?
Tell us where the company is seated and what it will import or export. We then set out what the sources say about your case.
Why work with RomaniaRegist
Alexandra Neagu is the VAT, customs and tax compliance lead. She works from our Bucharest office in Romanian, English and Spanish.
In our practice, no application goes to customs before we check the registered data and the signer.
We are a trust and company service provider notified to ONPCSB. We check identity and beneficial-owner documents before any filing (Law 129/2019 art. 2(l), 5(1)(g)).
Frequently asked questions
Can you guarantee how many days the EORI number will take?
No. Only customs control the date, and the customs page states no processing time. It says customs send the number by e-mail after they check the application against data from other institutions. We promise no date and carry no figure from other providers.
Do I need a Romanian VAT code before I can get an EORI number?
EU law records a VAT number in the EORI data only where one has been assigned. So it does not itself make a VAT code a condition. We do not state what Romanian customs require beyond that. The VAT code is a separate ANAF decision, and we never promise it. If the company has one, it goes into the application.
My company already has an EORI in another EU country: do I need a Romanian one too?
Customs assign only one EORI number to each person, and a person holds one valid number at any time. We do not state what Romania requires of a company that already holds a number from another Member State. Check the number on the Commission's validation service, then tell us where the company is seated.
Is the EORI number issued automatically with the CUI at incorporation?
No. The customs authority describes an application in every case. It is filled in on EORI-RO, printed, signed and sent. For a company seated in Romania the number is RO plus the CUI, so the CUI must exist first. We do not say that the number arrives by itself.
Can a non-EU company get a Romanian EORI number without setting up a Romanian SRL?
Yes, where it has to register. A non-EU operator registers only before a listed activity. It registers with customs where it first lodges a declaration or applies for a decision. No Romanian company is required. It brings its own country's registration document, plus proof of the current seat if that differs. It usually acts through an EU-established customs representative.
Can a foreign director apply remotely, or does someone have to go to a customs office?
The application is filled in online in EORI-RO, then printed, signed by the applicant and sent to the regional customs directorate of the seat. A customs representative may send it for a client under a representation contract. We settle with you case by case how a foreign signer signs. A partner Romanian lawyer prepares a power of attorney.
Do I still need a customs broker once I have an EORI number?
The number identifies the company. It does not lodge declarations. The company or a customs representative lodges them. The declarant, like the representative, must as a rule be established in the EU. We are not a customs representative and lodge no declarations.
What does the abbreviation EORI stand for?
It stands for Economic Operators Registration and Identification number. Customs assign it to register a person for customs purposes. It is unique in the EU customs territory. The European Commission calls it mandatory for clearing customs operations such as import, export and transit.
Does Romania have an EORI number?
Yes. Romania registers and assigns EORI numbers itself, through the Romanian Customs Authority (Autoritatea Vamală Română). A company seated in Romania has a number made of RO plus its CUI. A company seated in a third country has RO, the ISO code of that country and its home identification number.
How to register for EORI in Romania, and who issues it: ANAF or the Romanian Customs Authority?
The Romanian Customs Authority issues it, not ANAF. The company fills in the EORI-RO form, then prints and signs it. It sends the form to the regional customs directorate of the area where it has its seat. ANAF assigns the CUI and the VAT code, which are separate registrations.
How do I update my EORI number?
We state no procedure for updating a number, because the sources we read cover applying for and invalidating a number, not updating its data. A number has no expiry date. Customs invalidate it at the holder's request or when they learn the activities stopped. For questions on changes, the customs.ro EORI page lists an EORI help-desk.
What does a Romanian EORI number look like?
The EU format is a two-letter country code followed by an identifier of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. For a company seated in Romania, the number is RO plus the CUI. The VAT code also starts with RO, but ANAF issues it in a separate registration.
How do I check that an EORI number is valid?
Enter the number on the European Commission's EORI validation service and click Validate. Anyone can check a number there. The check needs only the number, which for a Romanian company is RO plus its CUI. We run it for you once customs give you the number.
Does an EORI number expire, and what happens to it when the company is liquidated?
An EORI number has no expiration date. Customs invalidate a number at the holder's request, or when they learn the holder has stopped the activities that need registration. They record the date and tell the holder. They then keep the data for 10 years, so the request belongs in the closing file.
Is the EORI number the same as the VAT number?
No. Customs issue the EORI number, which identifies a person for customs purposes. ANAF issues the VAT code in a separate registration. For a Romanian company the EORI is RO plus the CUI, while the VAT code also carries the RO prefix. EU law records a VAT number only where one is assigned.
Ready to send your company's EORI application?
Tell us where the company is seated and what it will import or export. We reply with the route and the documents.
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